http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...-herpes-symptom-new-study-finds-a7072751.html
and here is the journal article it is based on:
http://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(16)30204-9
excerpt:
and here is the journal article it is based on:
http://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(16)30204-9
excerpt:
Constipation could be a surprising herpes symptom, new study finds
The research may be used to help people who have chronic problems with their guts without a cause
- Andrew Griffin
- @_andrew_griffin
- Thursday 9 June 2016
People experiencing constipation for no reason might unknowingly have Herpes, according to new research.
The new study has found a surprising link between gastrointestinal problems or the inability to empty the bladder and the the virus that causes genital herpes.
The Yale-led study showed that the virus is able to spread from the genitals to nerves in the spinal chord. From there, it travels to neurons in the colon – killing them off, and leading to damage.
Those problems can stop food from moving along the digestive tract properly, which can in turn lead to an enlarged colon and disease.
The findings could prove important for people who are suffering with gut problems and can’t find a cause, encouraging doctors to look at viral infection as a possible reason...